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Ross County
Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 35
May 3, 2025 at 3pm UK
Global Energy Stadium
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Ross County
1 - 3
Hearts

Hale (26')
Ashworth (73')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Shankland (40', 58'), Forrest (82')
Vargas (68')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Premiership clash between Ross County and Hearts, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Kilmarnock 2-0 Ross County
Saturday, April 26 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Hearts 0-1 Dundee
Saturday, April 26 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Ross County 1-2 Hearts

Ross County are in desperate need of points to move away from the relegation battle, but following the dismissal of Critchley, we expect Hearts to receive the 'new manager bounce' and secure a victory here. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Hearts win with a probability of 47.87%. A win for Ross County had a probability of 26.88% and a draw had a probability of 25.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Hearts win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.36%) and 0-2 (8.49%). The likeliest Ross County win was 1-0 (7.7%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 4.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Hearts would win this match.

Result
Ross CountyDrawHearts
26.88% (0.67 0.67) 25.25% (0.605 0.61) 47.87% (-1.277 -1.28)
Both teams to score 52.74% (-1.34 -1.34)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.68% (-2.034 -2.03)50.32% (2.031 2.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.73% (-1.831 -1.83)72.27% (1.83 1.83)
Ross County Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.79% (-0.54299999999999 -0.54)33.21% (0.541 0.54)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.18% (-0.602 -0.6)69.82% (0.601 0.6)
Hearts Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.96% (-1.355 -1.35)21.04% (1.354 1.35)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.16% (-2.156 -2.16)53.84% (2.155 2.16)
Score Analysis
    Ross County 26.88%
    Hearts 47.87%
    Draw 25.24%
Ross CountyDrawHearts
1-0 @ 7.7% (0.507 0.51)
2-1 @ 6.62% (0.076 0.08)
2-0 @ 4.25% (0.221 0.22)
3-1 @ 2.43% (-0.008 -0.01)
3-2 @ 1.9% (-0.087 -0.09)
3-0 @ 1.56% (0.059 0.06)
Other @ 2.43%
Total : 26.88%
1-1 @ 12% (0.31 0.31)
0-0 @ 6.99% (0.557 0.56)
2-2 @ 5.16% (-0.158 -0.16)
3-3 @ 0.99% (-0.089 -0.09)
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 25.24%
0-1 @ 10.89% (0.44 0.44)
1-2 @ 9.36% (-0.146 -0.15)
0-2 @ 8.49% (-0.004999999999999 -0)
1-3 @ 4.86% (-0.286 -0.29)
0-3 @ 4.41% (-0.191 -0.19)
2-3 @ 2.68% (-0.201 -0.2)
1-4 @ 1.9% (-0.197 -0.2)
0-4 @ 1.72% (-0.151 -0.15)
2-4 @ 1.04% (-0.126 -0.13)
Other @ 2.52%
Total : 47.87%

How you voted: Ross County vs Hearts

Ross County
21.7%
Draw
17.4%
Hearts
60.9%
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Head to Head
Mar 15, 2025 3pm
Gameweek 30
Hearts
2-0
Ross County
Kabangu (26'), Grant (89')

Lopata (21'), Randall (74')
Dec 29, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 20
Ross County
2-2
Hearts
Nisbet (90+7'), White (90+9')
Wilson (2', 48')
Sep 28, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 6
Hearts
1-1
Ross County
Shankland (90+6')
Vargas (13')
Hale (35')
Campbell (11'), Hale (42'), Randall (56'), Leak (59')
Mar 16, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 30
Ross County
2-1
Hearts
Murray (42', 49')
Dhanda (55'), Loturi (80')
Oda (90+1')
Shankland (63')
Dec 30, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 21
Hearts
2-2
Ross County
Vargas (71'), Shankland (79')
Atkinson (41'), Forrest (51')
Cochrane (55' og.), Dhanda (61')
Sims (81'), Leak (90+7')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
Championship Group
CCeltic5320112268692
2RangersRangers523080413975
3Hibernian512262501258
4Dundee UnitedDundee Utd51044554-953
5Aberdeen51044861-1353
6St Mirren52305359-650
Relegation Group
1Hearts54015247552
2Motherwell53114663-1749
3Kilmarnock53024564-1944
4Dundee52125777-2041
5Ross County50233765-2837
RSt Johnstone51043868-3032
 
First Phase
CCeltic33263497227581
2RangersRangers33206768353366
3Hibernian331411854411353
4Dundee UnitedDundee Utd33148114140150
5Aberdeen33148114549-450
6St Mirren33125164554-941
7Hearts33117154344-140
8Motherwell33116163756-1939
9Kilmarnock3398163858-2035
10Ross County3398163356-2335
11Dundee3397175071-2134
RSt Johnstone3385203358-2529


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